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The armorgard cuttingstation is used on a number of Mace projects as a work station for cutting lengths of metal, such as conduit, cable tray and pipe. Integral health and safety features include fire-rated sound deadening foam to reduce noise pollution, and screens to contain and protect from sparks. The chop saw is positioned on a rubber mat to reduce…
The Site Team working at Queens Hill Primary School in Norwich are currently using a Dumpmaster which aids the workforce with manual handling issues. We have wheelie bins around the site of different colours which are for each of the different trades. These are then wheeled to a central location where the skips are lined up. The wheelie bin is placed inside…
Safety should always remain a top priority on site, especially when working at heights. Working at heights remains a high risk activity, with falling from above ground level being a major cause of injuries and fatal accidents. Sites should provide modern, up to date equipment and tools, as well as risk information and safety processes to follow. This site has minimised…
Inappropriate Behaviour – What is the problem? The behaviour of construction workers around sites can impact on the members of the public who live and work around the activity. The Considerate Constructors Scheme still receive complaints regarding inappropriate behaviour on and around construction projects, therefore to support Scheme registered activity in tackling this issue and protect the public we are…
The DataVision system is used for our logistics company on site to plan, record and review all delivery activities on site at each of our delivery gates. This allows the operatives to accurately, without the need for paper, control delivery schedules and record any incidents that may occur during the delivery. This system can be used across various screens and…
MEWP has been fitted with a Smartzone management control system. This control system uses a card reader (IPAF ‘Smart PAL or other approved Smart Card), which only allows approved persons to operate this machine – by touching their card on the reader. It is not possible to start the machine using keys alone. Information is instantly downloaded, providing hours the…
On this project their old permit system was structured to rely on subcontractors to inspect their work area by completing the internal compliance checklist prior to conducting hot works, this to evidence the works area is safe to proceed. This system was flawed and led to these checklists being completed off-site. There was no notification system to evidence that the…
This contractor is installing four high spec clean rooms to manufacture pharmaceutical products. The ceilings of these rooms are walk on ceiling’s, however they only take a certain load. In order to allow access for works to continue they have had to install a temporary door and padlock. They also have a permit system in place that every operative must…
Project DNA (Drop Nothing at All) is the holistic approach to preventing things falling on this project. It is predominately lead using technology to create a culture that they will not accept anything falling. DNA includes 35,712 individual nuts, washers, bolts, and brackets that could be dropped and planning how not to drop them through each strategy using BIM. They…
The project has produced a KPI tracker of health and safety data. The data is compared to the weekly worker hours on the project to produce a figure set at the start of the project. This KPI figure will show in an easy format that the project is being managed safely and will highlight any areas that may need to…
Every element of edge protection on the site is assessed by the contractor when it is put in position. Once they have assessed and signed off that element of edge protection, this is logged on the Fall Protection Management System on Fieldview and provided a QR code. This system allows the area of edge protection to be allocated to a…
On this project they have come up with the idea of a Tool Tethering Learning Hub to help their operatives with understanding the importance of tool tethering to prevent injuries and near misses from occurring. Something they we stand by is ‘Nothing touches the floor’. This is very important as the site is a high rise frame with many of…
The project team have been using EcoOnline to record all of their feedback including good calls and close calls. The app which can be used on mobiles,tablets and laptops and stores all feedback relating to the project and helps identify trends and manage feedback, suggestions or complaints. This has made recording and learning from the feedback to improve their performance…
This contractor has implemented a CCTV sentry system to aid the site management with controlling health and safety requirements. The benefits of this system are: Hard hat detection: If no hard hat is detected on an operative then a notification with the image of event is instantly sent to the team. Face mask detection: This detects if an individual is…
In order to ensure that only trained and competent operatives operate powered access equipment, this contractor has introduced a green arm band system for operators. If an operative requires the use of a MEWP, they will need to request a green armband from a site manager. The manager will check the operatives IPAF card for competence prior to issuing it….